Donate blood to save lives
The SANBS is therefore making an earnest appeal for South Africans to step forward and donate blood today.
The woman giving birth. The cancer patient. The man undergoing open-heart surgery.
All of these people – and those who love them – rely on one thing: blood donations.
Their lives, their futures, are at stake. But South Africa’s blood stock is currently desperately low, and all of them are at risk.
“Our national blood supply is currently at just 2.4 days’ Group O stock, amounting to just over 2113 units of O blood available around the country, whilst in KwaZulu-Natal the blood supply is on 1.5 days’ Group O” says Sifiso Khoza, regional marketing manager for the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
“The situation, simply, is critical. We need South Africans – active donors, lapsed donors and potential donors – to come forward right now to bolster the national blood stock.”
The SANBS is therefore making an earnest appeal for South Africans to step forward and donate blood today.
“More than that, however, the SANBS appeals to South Africans to become regular donors. By donating blood only four times a year, we can easily avoid situations such as the one in which we find ourselves,” says Khoza.
The SANBS is, furthermore, appealing to the public to make venues available for blood drives. Suitable venues include spaces accessible and open to the public.
Phone 0800 11 9031 to find out where your nearest venue is.
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